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'''Resources'''
*[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/build_documentation Build Documentation]
'''Steps'''
- Download the latest [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/libraries/win32/MozillaBuildSetup-Latest.exe MozillaBuild package]. This package contains other software that will be needed to successfully build Firefox.
- Install MozillaBuild. Default location is C:\mozilla-build. - Run the one of the following batch files. In my case I am using visual studio 2010, so I lauched C:\mozilla-build\start-msvc10.bat. start-msvc8.bat (VS 2005) start-msvc9.bat (VS 2008) start-msvc10.bat (VS 2010) - The batch file will open a command line window. Navigate to the C: directory using the command below. <pre>cd /c</pre> - Download the source code for the release version you would like to build. In this case, I downloaded the source code most recent version. The command below will copy the most recent version and place it in "c/mozilla-central'. Navigate into the the directory using the second command. <pre>hg clone http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/cd mozilla-central</pre> - Next we must create a .mozconfig file. This file will contain build options that will be used by the make file. The commands below will create a mozconfig file and add in the necessary commands for a Firefox default configuration. more options can be found in the[ftphttps://ftpdeveloper.mozilla.org/puben/mozillaConfiguring_Build_Options Build Options Documention].<pre>echo '.org$topsrcdir/browser/config/mozconfig' > mozconfig echo 'mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/ff-opt' >> mozconfig /firefox/releasesdirectoy were Firefox will be built echo 'ac_add_options --disable-tests'</4pre> - Now all that is left is to build. <pre>make -f client.0b9mk</sourcepre> - Using these configurations, the build should take about 1 hour. Once the build is complete the executable can be found in C:\mozilla-central\ff-opt\dist\bin\firefox.exe. - Opening the executable may open an existing version of Firefox installed on your computer. If so, create a shortcut on your desktop. <pre>Right click firefox.exe > Send to > Desktop(create shortcut)</ Firefox 4pre> - Open using the shortcut. Now your done. [[File:minefieldBuild.0b9jpg]]